Petrocephalus okavangensis explained

Petrocephalus okavangensis is a species of electric fish in the family Mormyridae, it is found in the Okavango River drainage system, from the headwaters in Angola in the north, to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan region in Botswana in the south. It is also reported from the Zambezi in Angola.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.5cm (03.7inches).

Etymology

The fishes name denotes a place: the Okavango River drainage, Botswana and Namibia, where it is endemic.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kramer, B., Bills, R., Skelton, P. & Wink, M. (2012): A critical revision of the churchill snoutfish, genus Petrocephalus Marcusen, 1854 (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Mormyridae), from southern and eastern Africa, with the recognition of Petrocephalus tanensis, and the description of five new species. Journal of Natural History, 46 (35-36): 2179-2258.
  2. Web site: Family MORMYRIDAE Bonaparte 1831 (Elephantfishes) . 12 November 2024 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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